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The Principles Behind Decathlon Scoring Tables: What Should a Scoring System Actually Measure?

A leave-one-event-out test of 17,277 complete decathlon performances

The decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow produced a closely contested battle, with Grenada's Lindon Victor claiming the gold medal with 8096 points, finishing just 60 points ahead of Canada's Damian Warner (8036). India's Tejaswin …

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A leave-one-event-out test from 7,000 to 4,000 points

This article asks whether the decathlon’s own performance data can provide enough information to calibrate a fair scoring system without relying primarily on elite athletes. Using 27, 741 complete decathlons—and a separate dataset excluding all …

Part 8 takes the Fair Decathlon Model into its deepest territory yet, examining B — the parameter that determines where scoring reaches zero. Using 10, 720 complete performances with totals below 7000 points, this analysis tests whether the …

After completing the zero ‐point audit in Part 8, the Fair Decathlon Model now turns to a deeper question: what should a decathlon scoring table actually measure? Part 9 explores why performances cannot be separated from the two ‐day …

A decathlon is not ten separate events. It is one competition, unfolding over two days, with one clock running from the first start to the final finish. Part 10 of the Fair Decathlon Model asks what happens when we look at the decathlon this way …

Steven Bastien finished tenth in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic decathlon after setting a personal best of 8485 points at the US Olympic Trials. He also placed sixth at the Belgrade 2022 World Indoor Championships and won consecutive US indoor heptathlon …

Maksim Andraloits won World U20 decathlon silver with 8046 points in Bydgoszcz 2016, following European U20 bronze in Eskilstuna 2015. The Belarusian raised his senior decathlon best to 8310 points in Brest 2026 and holds a heptathlon personal …

The 2026 World Athletics Combined Events Tour brought together leading decathletes from across the world, with Simon Ehammer finishing at the top of the final standings. The rankings are based on each athlete’s three counting performances across …

The 2026 Talence Decastar brought together a strong field of decathletes for the 50th anniversary edition of the iconic combined events meeting in Talence, France. Sander Skotheim won the decathlon with 8630 points, ahead of Hakim McMorris and …

Jeff Tesselaar won European U23 decathlon silver in Bergen 2025 and achieved his personal best of 8378 points when finishing fourth at the Birmingham 2026 European Championships. The Dutch athlete also scored 5960 points in the heptathlon at the …

Rasmus Roosleht set his decathlon personal best of 8336 points in Ratingen 2026 and finished seventh at the Birmingham European Championships that summer. Coached by Mikk Pahapill, the Estonian also placed seventh at the Apeldoorn 2025 European …

Dario Dester holds the Italian records in both combined events, scoring 8318 points in the decathlon at Ratingen 2026 and 6121 in the indoor heptathlon at Ancona 2026. He finished sixth at the European Championships in München 2022 and Roma 2024.

Vilém Stráský won World University Games decathlon gold in Chengdu in 2023. Coached by Josef Karas, the Czech athlete achieved a wind ‐assisted best of 8136 points in Naklo nad Notecia 2025 and an indoor heptathlon personal best of 6188 …

Vitaliy Zhuk claimed European decathlon bronze with 8290 points in Berlin 2018 and won the individual European Cup competition in Lutsk 2019. The Belarusian achieved his personal best of 8331 points in Götzis 2021 and finished 13th at the Tokyo …

Risto Lillemets won European indoor heptathlon bronze in Istanbul 2023 with 6079 points. His personal bests are 6089 in the heptathlon, achieved in Tallinn 2021, and 8156 in the decathlon from Götzis that same year.

Tim Nowak earned European U20 decathlon bronze in Rieti 2013 and world U20 bronze in Eugene 2014 before progressing to the senior championships, finishing tenth in Doha 2019. He set his decathlon personal best of 8282 points in Götzis 2024 and …